DHL launches delivery-by-drone pilot project in Germany

Although big players such as Amazon, Google and the United Arab Emirates have all announced plans to launch drone-based delivery services, it looks like DHL Parcel is about to beat them to it. This week, the courier company announced that it will begin using its unmanned DHL Parcelcopter to deliver pharmaceuticals from the German seaside village of Norddeich, across 12 km (7.5 miles) of the North Sea, to the small island of Juist. .. Continue Reading DHL launches delivery-by-drone pilot project in Germany



Section: Aircraft



Tags: Autonomous Vehicles, Delivery, Drone, Quadcopter, RWTH Aachen University, UAV



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